Best Free WordPress Plugins for Bookstores And Publishers

15 plugins compared · Updated August 2026 · Bookstore & Publishing

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Choosing a WordPress plugin for bookstores and publishers comes down to a few things: whether it is still actively maintained, whether real users rate it well, and whether it does the specific job you need without dragging the rest of the site down.

We ranked 15 plugins using our WPScore, which weighs the user rating (adjusted for how many people actually rated it), how many sites run it, how recently it was updated, and which WordPress version it is tested against. 15 of them have enough public data to be scored; the rest are listed below the ranked block, clearly marked, rather than being given a number we cannot justify.

How this list is funded. Some links here earn us a commission if you buy. It costs you nothing extra, and it does not move anything up the list — the order comes from the WPScore, which is calculated from public ratings, install counts and update history. See the method.

At a glance

1. GetGenie Best overall 91/100
2. Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author... 87/100
3. One Click Demo Import 86/100
4. Simple Author Box 86/100
5. Molongui Authorship 85/100
6. VK Post Author Display 83/100
7. Disable Author Archives 83/100
8. PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist 83/100
9. AI WP Writer 83/100
10. W4 Post List 83/100
11. WP Post Author 82/100
12. Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 82/100
13. Guest Author 82/100
14. BotWriter 82/100
15. Books Gallery 82/100

Best overall Free by Roxnor

GetGenie

AI powered SEO assistant & content writer with 40+ templates, chatbot, NLP keyword research, AEO, GEO, SEO analysis for WordPress,

4.8★: from 118 ratings
80k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by PublishPress

Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author...

PublishPress Authors is the best plugin for adding authors, co-authors, multiple authors and guest authors to WordPress posts.

4.9★: from 114 ratings
20k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Syed Balkhi

One Click Demo Import

Import your demo content, widgets and theme settings with one click. Theme authors! Enable simple theme demo import for your users.

4.3★: from 79 ratings
1M+: active installs
Updated: Apr 2026
Tested to: WP 6.9.7

WPScore

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Free by WebFactory

Simple Author Box

Add a responsive author box or guest author box with social icons to any post. Great author box for any site!

4.3★: from 114 ratings
90k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Molongui

Molongui Authorship

All-in-One Authorship Solution: Seamless Author Box, Guest Authors, and Co-Authors to enhance your site's authority, credibility, engagement, and SEO.

4.7★: from 158 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by Hidekazu Ishikawa

VK Post Author Display

Display to Post Author Information Box on bottom of the contents.

4.5★: from 8 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by freemp

Disable Author Archives

Disable Author Archives completely removes author archives and makes the web server return status code 404 ('Not Found') instead.

4.4★: from 7 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by PublishPress

PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist

Define checklist tasks to complete before publishing posts. Make sure your content meets your requirements.

5★: from 24 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by aipost

AI WP Writer

Create high-quality SEO posts, articles, AI images, WooCommerce products. Autofill website. Rewrite and translate with AI. Gemini, chatGPT, Claude

4.9★: from 22 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Jul 2026
Tested to: WP 7.0.4

WPScore

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Free by Shazzad Hossain Khan

W4 Post List

Build lists the Query Loop can't: posts grouped by year, category or author, term lists and user directories — via block, shortcode or widget.

4.7★: from 94 ratings
3k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1

WPScore

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Free by AF themes

WP Post Author

WP Post Author is the ultimate solution for an Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors, and Local Avatars. Easily manage Author Bios, Co-authors, …

4.2★: from 22 ratings
10k+: active installs
Updated: Aug 2026
Tested to: WP 7.1